(Classical) VA - 100 Best Classics Vol. 1 (6CD) - 2004, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

HANDEL: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
(Solomon)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984 (2.47)
VIVALDI: Le quattro stagioni
I. Allegro (Concerto No.1 in E ‘La primavera’)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Camerata Lysy Gstaad / Alberto Lysy (P) 1981 (3.39)
J. S. BACH: Toccata in D minor BWV565i
Wayne Marshall (organ) (P) 1990 (3.20)
MOZART: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat K495
III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Barry Tuckwell (horn)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1972/1988* (3.34)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.5
in C minor Op.67
I. Allegro con brio
Philharmonia Orchestra / Kurt Sanderling (P) 1981 (6.32)
TCHAIKOVSKY: ‘1812’ Overture (conclusion)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (P) 1987 (3.31)
BEETHOVEN: Ode to Joy
(Symphony No.9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Op.125)
James Morris (bass) · The Westminster Choir
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1988 (3.19)
GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16
I. Allegro molto moderato (opening)
Cécile Ousset (piano) · London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1985 (4.24)
SIBELIUS: Alla marcia (Karelia Suite, Op.11/3)
Hallé Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2000* (4.38)
HOLST: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
(conclusion) (The Planets, Op.32)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1981 (4.46)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.1
in B flat minor Op.23
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
Horacio Gutiérrez (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn (P) 1976/1994* (3.21)
SIBELIUS: Finlandia Symphonic Poem, Op.26
Hallé Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2000* (8.25)
VERDI: Gloria all’Egitto
(Triumphal Scene & Grand March) (Aida)
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (P) 1974/1986* (4.33)
PROKOFIEV: Montagues and Capulets
(Dance of the Knights) (Romeo and Juliet)
The Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1982 (1.49)
J. STRAUSS I: Radetzky March
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
Willi Boskovsky (P) 1972/1989* (2.51)
ELGAR: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
(Land of Hope and Glory) (conclusion)
Royal Choral Society
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis (P) 1972/1996* (2.34)
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.3
in D minor
I. Allegro ma non tanto (opening)
Mikhail Rudy (piano)
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (P) 1993 (2.50)
SAINT-SAËNS: Symphony No.3 in C minor
‘Organ’ Op.78 (conclusion) (Maestoso – Allegro)
Matthias Eisenberg (organ)
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson (P) 1997 EMI Music France (8.08)

J. S. BACH: Air ‘on the G string’
(Suite No.3 in D, BWV1068)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997* (3.32)
GLUCK: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
(Orfeo ed Euridice)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (P) 1982/1997* (2.12)
PACHELBEL: Canon in D
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1997* (4.59)
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
II. Adagio
Sabine Meyer (basset clarinet)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Hans Vonk (P) 1990 EMI Electrola GmbH (6.35)
J. S. BACH: Goldberg Variations BWV988
Aria (trs. Craig Leon)
Julia Thornton (harp) (P) 2003 (2.07)
ALBINONI: Adagio in G minor
(realised Giazotto) (extract)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1974/1986* (5.49)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No.14
in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’ Op.27/2
I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1991 (3.55)
MOZART: Flute & Harp Concerto in C K299
II. Andantino (extract)
James Galway (flute) ∙ Fritz Helmis (harp)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan (P) 1972/1985* (3.58)
MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto
in E minor Op.64
II. Andante (extract)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Efrem Kurtz (P) 1959/1997* (4.27)
MOZART: Piano Concerto No.21 in C
‘Elvira Madigan’ K467 – II. Andante
Stephen Hough (piano)
Hallé Orchestra / Bryden Thomson (P) 1987 (6.45)
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No.9
‘From the New World’ – II. Largo (opening)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (P) 1989 (4.43)
BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26
II. Adagio (opening)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) ∙ Philharmonia Orchestra
Walter Susskind (P) 1959/1997* (4.21)
ELGAR: Nimrod (‘Enigma’ Variations, Op.36)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult (P) 1971/1986* (3.55)
RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez
II. Adagio (opening)
Julian Bream (guitar)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1993 (4.44)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
(conclusion)
Nigel Kennedy (violin)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1997 (6.51)
MAHLER: Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor
IV. Adagietto (conclusion)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1969/1988* (3.05)
RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme
of Paganini – Variation 18
Cécile Ousset (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984 (2.57)

BIZET: Au fond du temple saint
(Temple Duet) (Les Pêcheurs de perles)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) ∙ Ernest Blanc (baritone)
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
Pierre Dervaux (P) 1961/1989* EMI France (5.22)
DVOŘÁK: Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Lucia Popp (soprano)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Stefan Soltesz (P) 1988 (5.52)
DELIBES: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Lakmé)
Mady Mesplé (soprano) ∙ Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano)
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique
Alain Lombard (P) 1971/1987* EMI France (3.27)
BIZET: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée
(Flower Song) (Carmen)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris
Georges Prêtre (P) 1964/1985* (3.48)
GLUCK: Che farò senza Euridice?
(Orfeo ed Euridice)
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (P) 1982/1997* (5.26)
BELLINI: Casta Diva (Norma)
Maria Callas (soprano)
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milan
Tullio Serafin (P) 1961/1997* (5.33)
PUCCINI: Che gelida manina (La Bohème)
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Richard Armstrong (P) 1995 (4.50)
PUCCINI: O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Pappano (P) 1999 (2.04)
TRAD: Baïlèro (Chants d’Auvergne)
(arr. Canteloube)
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Jean-Pierre Jacquillat (P) 1973/1999* (4.49)
PUCCINI: Vogliatemi bene
(Madama Butterfly)
Renata Scotto (soprano) ∙ Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
Orchestra del Teatro dell’ Opera di Roma
Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1966/2002* (7.53)
VERDI: Va, pensiero
(Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) (Nabucco)
Chorus and Orchestra of the
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Bernard Haitink (P) 1989 (5.26)
LEHÁR: Es lebt’ eine Vilja (Die lustige Witwe)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra with Chorus
Lovro von Matačić (P) 1963/2000* (4.52)
HANDEL: Ombra mai fu (Serse) (arr. Hoffman)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Hallé Orchestra / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1959/1991* (3.15)
SCHUBERT: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D839
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
Gerald Moore (piano) (P) 1971/1996* (6.41)
ADAM: Minuit, Chrétiens (arr. Kremski)
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
Chœurs & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Petits Chanteurs à la Croix potencée
Michel Plasson (P) 1996 EMI Music France (4.57)
PUCCINI: Nessun dorma (Turandot)
José Carreras (tenor)
Chœurs de l’Opéra du Rhin
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Alain Lombard (P) 1978/1990* (4.10)

MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro – Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis (P) 1962/1990* (4.18)
J. S. BACH: Jesus bleibet meine Freude
(arr. Marriner)
Celia Nicklin (oboe)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1984 (5.12)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat
‘Emperor’ Op.73 I. Allegro (extract)
Emil Gilels (piano)
The Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell (P) 1968/1987* (6.39)
CLARKE: Trumpet Voluntary (arr. Defaye)
Maurice André (trumpet)
Jane Parker-Smith (organ) (P) 1978/1987* (2.52)
GOUNOD: Judex (Mors et Vita)
Hallé Orchestra / Maurice Handford (P) 1979/1988* (4.39)
ROSSINI: La scala di seta – Overture
Polish Chamber Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1982 (5.21)
HANDEL: Sarabande (arr. Hale)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Alex Briger (P) 2002 (3.24)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Waltz of the Flowers
(The Nutcracker)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
André Previn (P) 1986 (6.50)
PROKOFIEV: Troika (Lieutenant Kijé)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Klaus Tennstedt (P) 1984 (2.51)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves’
(Sir John in Love) (arr. Greaves)
Sinfonia of London / Sir John Barbirolli (P) 1963/1986* (4.37)
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune
Dame Moura Lympany (piano) (P) 1988 (4.55)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake
Scene (Act II, No.10)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn (P) 1976/1988 (2.47)
MYERS: Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
Manuel Barrueco & Steve Morse (guitars)
(P) 2001 Angel Records (3.14)
CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor
II. Romance (Larghetto) (opening)
Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Polish National Symphony Orchestra
Jerzy Maksymiuk (P) 1976/1988* (4.03)
HORNER: My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998 (4.19)
QUARANTOTTO: Time to Say Goodbye
(Con te partiro)
Orchestra / David Abel (P) 1998 (3.57)
J. STRAUSS II: An der schönen blauen Donau
Walzer, Op.314 (extract)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan (P) 1976/1987* (3.45)

MASCAGNI: Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (P) 1980/1987* (3.41)
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No.2
in C minor Op.18
II. Adagio sostenuto (opening)
Cécile Ousset (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle (P) 1984 (4.28)
GRIEG: Morning
(Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op.23)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (P) 1983 (4.14)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance (The Gadfly)
Tasmin Little (violin)
Piers Lane (piano) (P) 1992 (3.12)
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy (P) 1985* (6.20)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
The Story of the Kalender Prince (opening)
Philadelphia Orchestra / Riccardo Muti (P) 1983 (3.50)
MASSENET: Méditation (Thaïs)
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan (P) 1981 (6.44)
BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor)
(orch. Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazounov) (beginning)
Beecham Choral Society ∙ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham (P) 1974/1987* (3.49)
KHACHATURIAN: Adagio of Spartacus
and Phrygia (Spartacus) (extract)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov (P) 1986 (4.43)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet
Fantasy Overture (excerpt)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (P) 1987 (5.01)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.7 in A Op.92
II Allegretto (extract)
Philharmonia Orchestra / Kurt Sanderling (P) 1981 (3.54)
J. S. BACH: Double Violin Concerto
in D minor BWV1043
II Largo ma non tanto
Yehudi Menuhin & Christian Ferras (violins)
Bath Festival Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin (P) 1960/1994* (7.41)
WILLIAMS: Schindler’s List Theme
Tasmin Little (violin)
New World Philharmonic
Iain Sutherland (P) 1994 (5.02)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Dance of the Reed Flutes
(The Nutcracker)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn (P) 1972/1987* (2.17)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No.6
in F ‘Pastoral’ Op.68
V. Allegretto (Shepherd’s Hymn after the Storm)
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (P) 1988 (6.41)

HANDEL: Zadok the Priest
Royal Choral Society
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis (P) 1972/1996* (6.01)
J. S. BACH: Zion hört die Wächter (Cantata No.140)
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor
Consortium Musicum ∙ Wolfgang Gonnenwein
(P) 1969/1998* EMI Electrola GmbH (4.45)
ALLEGRI: Miserere mei, Deus (vv 1-4, 17-20)
Timothy Bearsley-Murray (treble) · Gerald Finley (cantor)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury (P) 1984 (5.45)
SCHUBERT: Deutsche Messe D872 – Sanctus
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Berlin
Wolfgang Meyer (organ)
Berliner Symphoniker
Karl Forster (P) 1959/1988* EMI Electrola GmbH (3.44)
FRANCK: Panis angelicus (arr. Sandré)
Hallé Choir and Orchestra
Maurice Handford (P) 1981/1988* (4.54)
BERLIOZ: L’Adieu des bergers
(L’Enfance du Christ)
Chœurs René Duclos
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
André Cluytens (P) 1966/1994* (3.47)
GOUNOD: St Cecilia Mass – Sanctus
Heinz Hoppe (tenor) ∙ Chœurs René Duclos
Henriette Puig-Roget (organ)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Jean-Claude Hartemann
(P) 1963/1988* EMI Electrola GmbH (5.16)
FAURÉ: In paradisum (Requiem, Op.48)
José-Luis Garcia (violin) · Peter Barley (organ)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
English Chamber Orchestra
Stephen Cleobury (P) 1989 (3.26)
MOZART: Laudate Dominum
(Solemn Vespers, K339)
Edda Moser (soprano)
Chor & Symphonie-Orchester
des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Eugen Jochum (P) 1977/1986* (5.06)
FAURÉ: Cantique de Jean Racine
Monks and Choirboys of Downside Abbey
(P) 1997 Virgin Records Ltd (5.10)
VERDI: Ingemisco (Requiem)
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
Riccardo Muti (P) 1987 (3.39)
MOZART: Ave verum corpus K618
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Stephen Layton (organ)
Cambridge Classical Players
Stephen Cleobury (P) 1989 (3.03)
HANDEL: I know that my Redeemer liveth
(Messiah) (arr. Lam)
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1967/1997* (6.39)
HAYDN: The Heavens are Telling (The Creation)
Heather Harper (soprano) · Robert Tear (tenor)
John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir David Willcocks (P) 1974/1988* (4.43)
FAURÉ: Pie Jesu (Requiem)
Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
Henriette Puig-Roget (organ)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
André Cluytens (P) 1963/1998* (3.17)
MOZART: Lacrimosa
(Requiem in D minor, K626) (ed. Beyer)
David Bell (organ)
London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst (P) 1990 (2.57)
HANDEL: Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah) (arr. Lam)
Ambrosian Singers
English Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras (P) 1967/1997* (4.03)